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Y Giving Opportunities & News
Strong Kids Campaign
It's time for our 2008 Strong Kids Campaign! Our Goal is $200,000! We need your help!!
Each year, the Y raises money to help fund out Open Doors Scholarships, which enable kids and families in need to benefit from Y memberships and values-filled programming such as swimming lessons and T-Ball. The Strong Kids Campsign funds also underwrite some of our mission-driven family programming so that we can continue offering these programs to the community at an affordable cost.
If you would like to make a Strong Kids Campaign gift so that all kids and families in Rochester can build strong mind, body and spirit at the Y, print out the Strong Kids Campaign Pledge Form and mail/drop it by to: Rochester Area Family Y, 709 1 st St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55902. Print out the Strong Kids Pledge Form. Our promise: The Rochester Area Family Y provides membership and programs that build strong kids, strong families and a strong community. Kids do not become strong in isolation - it takes strong families and strong communities to grow strong kids. Dollars raised through the Strong Kids Campaign are an investment in the future of hundreds of lives in our area through the Open Doors Program, providing financial assistance for membership and programs. Our annual funds ensure that children and families, regardless of their socioeconomic status, have the chance to benefit from the important lessons of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility through Y programs and services. This monetary goal also helped us underwrite some of our most critical, mission-driven programs that must be supported, because program fees and memberships do not meet the full cost of the program. The programs partially supported by the Strong Kids Campaign include swimming lessons for youth, Y SPACE, the Y's after-school and school's out hours for supervised gym activities, Y Mentors, and youth sports. Through the Strong Kids Campaing, members, community friends, and businessess partner with the Y to make sure that every child and family can be a part of the Y. Lives are changed for the better at the Y: . A teen who is homeless is taught life skills and helped to find a safe place to live, averting a life lost to the streets. . A child living with a single parent in poverty is paired with a mentor who gives him positive attention, helps him with his school work, and lets him know he cares. . A low-income, working mom without insurance finds affordable counseling to help keep her depression from unraveling her family. . An immigrant teenaged boy meets his friends on Friday night to shoot some hoops in a safe setting that challenges them to live by high standards. . An elderly couple credits their regular exercise and friendships at the Y with not only improving their quality of life, but prolonging it as well. . A stay-at-home mom reduces stress through exercise and adult contact, allowing her to parent more calmly and effectively. . A child learns to be safe in and around the water through swimming lessons. . A youth learns soccer skills, growing in a sense of her abilities while learning to play fair.
What would our community be like without the Y? When we read the news about school violence, obesity, ill-health and isolated seniors, it hits home: the Y is just what we need today! The Y builds strong kids, strong families and strong communities. contribution to the Rochester Area Family Y : Print out the Strong Kids Pledge Form.
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to Camp Fund So many of us learned valuable life skills and confidence while gaining lasting friendships in a camp setting. The Rochester Area Family Y offers the Discover Y Day Camp throughout the summer, providing a fun and safe place for elementary aged children to stay active and have fun while their parents work during the daytime hours. There are many families that need supervised care for their school-aged children during the summer, but they cannot afford it. In order to stay true to our promise to include all children who wish to take part in our programs regardless of their family's financial situation, the Rochester Y is launching our Kids to Camp Fund. To find out more please contact the Y at 507-287-2260, ext. 305.
Capital Campaign When the current Rochester Area Family Y facility was built in 1964, it filled a great need for Y programming in Rochester. Our community has grown significantly since then, and the needs of youth and families require updating and expansion of the Y facility. We are constantly working to improve our facility and capital funds are needed. To find out more please contact the Y at 507-287-2260, ext. 305.
Heritage Club The Heritage Club was founded to allow donors to make long term gifts through the Rochester Y Endowment Fund in order to provide for the future of the Y and our community. The Y has 100+ history of responding to the needs of the community, and we must continue to provide relevant community building into the 21st Century. Through it all, we sustain the ageless lessons of our core values: Caring, Honesty, Respect, & Responsibility. Gift Options can include bequests, naming the Y as insurance beneficiary, charitable trust and outright gifts. To find out more please contact the Y at 507-287-2260, ext. 305.
Memorial Gifts/Honoraria The Y is an important part of the lives of so many people in our community throughout our history. It is natural that many of these people choose to designate the Rochester Area Family Y for memorial gifts to honor friends and family. These special gifts work to benefit our community as a tribute to a loved one. To find out more please contact the Y at 507-287-2260, ext. 305.
Rochester Area Family Y announces that it has been award the Charities Review Council "Meets All Standards" Seal indicating that it meets all sixteen of its Accountability Standards.
Nonprofit organizations such as the Rochester Area Family Y earn the Seal by voluntarily participating in the Council's online Accountability Wizard. The Accountability Wizard is available to all nonprofit organizations soliciting in Minnesota and addresses a nonprofit organization's performance in four critical areas: Public Disclosure, Governance, Financial Activity and Fundraising. By participating in the Accountability Wizard, nonprofit organizations can demonstrate responsibility, integrity, and transparency to their constituents.
Rochester Area Family Y is now listed as a reviewed organization on the online Giving Guide of the Council's Smart Givers Network, www.smartgivers.org and the Council's Smart Giver newsletter distributed to more than 18,000 subscribers in Minnesota. The listings help a nonprofit organization demonstrate its commitment to accountable ethical practices to the public and that it is a trustworthy organization. The Council's Smart Givers Network is the source of unbiased information where smart gives come for help and resources on responsible giving. The giving public can investigate an organization's mission statement and programs, so they can be sure of what their money supports and determine whether it meets widely accepted standards.
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Rochester Area Family Y
709 First Ave. SW Rochester, MN 55902-3396 507-287-2260 |
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